Shoreham 2007
Shoreham Airshow 2007
Me looking brave before taking to the air (and the wing) of the plane. Wow, it was cold !! But the whole experience was totally exhilarating.
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Jan's Blog
Computers and the internet are amazing things. One of my concerns with putting together this site was that it could remain current, yet with all my travelling I've often much to say, but little time to say it. Years ago when reading the news it would take me days on end to reply to the kind letters people sent. Now, with the magic of the modern age, I can keep you up to date with what I'm doing and other events in my life.
NEW YEAR SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 28th December 2009
NEW YEAR SURPRISE Can't give you precise details but I am doing a photoshoot for the Daily Mail which should go out on either 1st or 8th January. I hope it is going to be a lot of fun and I'm giving the fee to the 'Orchid' Charity - which funds research into awareness and cure for three male cancers -... Read more...
RENE MOUCHOTTE
Date: 27th December 2009
RENE MOUCHOTTE Months ago, I wrote to the French Air Attache in London asking for help with my research into the French Pilot and War Hero - Rene Mouchotte. (I understood that Col. Jean-Claude Piccirillo spoke excellent English and wrote to him explaining what I wanted and telling him that my French was... Read more...
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Date: 27th December 2009
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT And I don't mean alcohol. One couldn't help but be infected by the Christmas feeling - one benefit of being in a snowy, icy, London in the run up to the Great Day. Everywhere you looked there were twinkling lights, Christmas Trees, Carol singing, and a general feeling of Goodwill... Read more...
WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Date: 21st December 2009
WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS CAROLS Struggling to work on Friday - along with countless thousands - and alighting at Charing Cross, I was assailed by the most heavenly sound - a smallish group of Carol Singers. I've no idea for whom they were collecting, just put my money in the bucket. There were about 15... Read more...
RENE MOUCHOTTE
Date: 15th December 2009
For those of you who may read my Blog regularly, you will know of my interest in the French World War 2 pilot - Rene Mouchotte. I would dearly love to get a documentary made about his life. Not only do we know so much about him because of his diaries but I think a vast number of people have no idea of the... Read more...
CELEBRITY EGGHEADS
Date: 15th December 2009
Just a little reminder that Celebrity Eggheads goes out on the 16th December at 6.00 pm on BBC 2. It was an experience though I was feeling absolutely lousy - having only just come out of hospital after a small operation - so if I'm looking and sounding below par, you'll know why. Members of the team were... Read more...
GRUBBY LONDON
Date: 14th December 2009
GRUBBY LONDON Heaven alone knows what visitors - particularly those from Scandinavian countries - must think of our Grubby Capital City. On my recent Baltic Cruise (working) my son and I visited most of the Scandinavian Capitals and were so impressed with the cleanliness of their cities. On my short walk... Read more...
VANDALISM AND PARKING IN CANTERBURY
Date: 14th December 2009
If you have to park in Canterbury I'd strongly advise you to park in the Castle Street Car Park. It's a bit of a walk from the Centre but not that much. Why do I suggest this? The parking spaces are very generous - the venue is very well lit - the price is half that of the Multi Storey - and in all... Read more...
The 'F' Word
Date: 14th December 2009
THE 'F' WORD I had a very interesting experience on the train the other night. I only had to go one station from Charing X to Waterloo East so was standing. A relatively well dressed young man - who I think had had a few too many beveridges - was hurrying people up and in to the train and... Read more...
APOLOGIES
Date: 8th December 2009
I apologize for short-changing you with the Blog this week. The travelling is really wearing me out and trying to catch up with chores and correspondence is a losing battle. I was only told at the last minute about the Retrospectives on 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' - the programmes are transmitted over... Read more...
CALENDAR GIRLS - AMERICA
Date: 1st December 2009
CALENDAR GIRLS in AMERICA Julie Goodyear has finally pulled out of the show on the grounds of ill health. She performed in the first week and has been absent for the following two. Such a shame as she was very good in the part of Cora. However we now have the lovely Hannah Waterman in the... Read more...